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Originally Posted by AVoiceOfReason
And we know that all men are comfortable discussing things in mixed company? ..
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No we don't know that <i>all</i> men are comfortable in this setting, but I'd be willing to bet that <i>most</i> don't mind at all.
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Originally Posted by AVoiceOfReason
And most of the time isn't ALL of the time, is it? Plus, the whole position smacks of "the poor women are the weaker sex" mentality.
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Again, no, most of the time isn't <i>all</i> of the time. But we would be foolish to start a new forum or subforum for every little thing that comes up. The fact is that the male population is so great that if a male person has a shyness issue then it's dynamic to that person as an idividual. Females (while I don't believe they are any weaker) are just known to be more shy when it comes to this type of medium. They don't know if they're going to get hit on, or do the right thing so it's just more comfortable for them to have a place where they can mingle with females. Since I'm a betting man, I'd be willing to place a significant bet on the fact that most women truly enjoy this area of tfp, most would say it's helped them in many ways.
Tell me in detail how a men's lounge would benefit the male gender and also the TFP as a whole and then maybe you'd have an argument.
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Originally Posted by AVoiceOfReason
Hmmm, maybe the reason it is brought up so often is that the idea has merit. And just because someone thinks the board can be better doesn't mean they don't enjoy what it is. Otherwise, no one would ever make a suggestion on any change.
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The idea has merit, but not enough to justify a new forum. The rule is "if there is enough posts on a particular issue or ideal, then the forum will go up for consideration."
I'd also ask you why you didn't answer SiN's question. It's very vaild and I'm curious as to it's answer.
Edit: For an example let's look at <i>Tilted Outdoors</i>. The call came in several times for this forum, yet since it's creation there have been a total of only 315 posts.
Also we could use the example of "Tilted Relationships". The call has come time and time again, but in the end it isn't a good direction and/or feasible idea.